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Reported federal lobbying spend · $106,565,524 in 2026 · 1,943 activity reports across 3,182 filings
Money is what lobbyists report: income a firm billed its client plus expenses an organization spent lobbying in-house — the standard total-lobbying-spending figure. Issue areas and targets are ranked by filing count, since a filing's dollar figure isn't cleanly divisible across the issues it touches.
Lobbying spend over time
| Yr | Total lobbying spend |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $50,000 |
| 2021 | $282,000 |
| 2022 | $5,407,526,149 |
| 2023 | $5,438,618,755 |
| 2024 | $5,617,515,571 |
| 2025 | $6,772,823,469 |
| 2026 | $106,565,524 |
Top clients — who's spending
Interests represented, by reported spend
15 clients
- AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION$2,140,000
- BAYER CORPORATION (CONSOLIDATED REPORT)$2,040,000
- REFORM ACTION FUNDCriminal Justice Reform$1,750,000
- CHENIERE ENERGY INC.$1,550,000
- AIRBUS AMERICAS INC$1,240,000
- OPENAI OPCO, LLCBuild and deploy safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) to ensure it benefits everyone$1,200,000
- MEDTRONIC INC$1,180,000
- EXELON BUSINESS SERVICES LLC$1,030,000
- CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.$940,000
- TELEKOM SRBIJATelecommunications$850,000
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS$789,257
- SAILDRONE INC.Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) manufacturer and system operator for ocean data collection.$787,767
- ENBRIDGE (U.S.) INC$732,000
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS$715,000
- NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION$670,000
Top firms — who's lobbying
Registrant firms & orgs, by reported spend
15 firms
- HARBINGER STRATEGIES, LLC$3,700,000
- AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA$2,140,000
- BAYER CORPORATION (CONSOLIDATED REPORT)$2,040,000
- REFORM ACTION FUND$1,750,000
- CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.$1,550,000
- KELLER PARTNERS & COMPANY$1,370,000
- AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC$1,240,000
- OPENAI OPCO, LLC$1,200,000
- MEDTRONIC, INC.$1,180,000
- VALCOUR LLC$1,050,000
- EXELON BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC$1,030,000
- MCALLISTER & QUINN, LLC$1,025,000
- CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.$940,000
- COLTON STREET GROUP$830,000
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS$789,257
Top issue areas
General issue codes, by filings
20 issues
- Budget/AppropriationsBUD636 filings
- Health IssuesHCR389 filings
- DefenseDEF381 filings
- Taxation/Internal Revenue CodeTAX265 filings
- TransportationTRA211 filings
- Medicare/MedicaidMMM204 filings
- Trade (domestic/foreign)TRD200 filings
- AgricultureAGR200 filings
- Energy/NuclearENG196 filings
- EducationEDU161 filings
- Natural ResourcesNAT150 filings
- Labor Issues/Antitrust/WorkplaceLBR134 filings
- Government IssuesGOV119 filings
- Science/TechnologySCI109 filings
- Environment/SuperfundENV108 filings
- Financial Institutions/Investments/SecuritiesFIN106 filings
- HousingHOU102 filings
- Indian/Native American AffairsIND89 filings
- ManufacturingMAN88 filings
- Homeland SecurityHOM78 filings
Most-lobbied targets
Government entities lobbied, by filings
15 targets
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES2,096 filings
- SENATE2,070 filings
- White House Office214 filings
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)196 filings
- Defense, Dept of (DOD)155 filings
- Transportation, Dept of (DOT)152 filings
- Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)145 filings
- Interior, Dept of (DOI)139 filings
- Energy, Dept of139 filings
- Treasury, Dept of130 filings
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)128 filings
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)121 filings
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)120 filings
- Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)85 filings
- State, Dept of (DOS)82 filings
Revolving door — lobbyists with prior government posts
Lobbyists who disclosed a covered position — a job they previously held in Congress or the executive branch. This is a transparency signal, not an accusation; the prior post is exactly as the filer reported it.
20 lobbyists
- JOHN FRANCIS WILLIAMSPress Secretary, House Committee on Govt Reform and oversight; Press Secretary; Rep. Dan Burton30 filings
- WILL SCOTTWill A. Scott Legislative Assistant for Representative Thomas Massey.30 filings
- JASON S MCKITRICKAnalyst, House Budget; LA Rep. John Kasich27 filings
- ANDREW QUINNSA, LA - Rep. Hoyer27 filings
- BRANDON REARep. Cuellar25 filings
- ELIZABETH FOLEYLA - Rep. McCollum23 filings
- HEIDEH SHAHMORADIStaff Director, Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee20 filings
- MARCUS P LUBINCOS-Congressman Henry Bonilla (TX-23)20 filings
- AURENE MARTINSenior Counsel, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs, Department of Interior18 filings
- JAMES O'KEEFFEDeputy Staff Director, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senior Analyst, Senate Budget Committee.17 filings
- RODNEY WHITLOCKHealth Policy Director, Sen. Chuck Grassley Health Policy Advisor, Senate Finance Committee Legislative Director, Rep. Charlie Norwood; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Charlie Norwood17 filings
- DEBRA CURTISLegislative Director, Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Stark Professional Staff on Committee on Ways and Means, Health Subcommittee16 filings
- JENNIFER HEIDE VAN DERChief of Staff, Department of Interior Senior Counsel to the Secretary, Department of Interior Chief of Staff, House of Representatives16 filings
- JENNIFER IMON/A14 filings
- FRANK MCCARTHYHouse Transportation Committee; Representative Sue Kelly (NY-19)14 filings
- PAUL MILOTTELegislative Director; Representative Don Young (AK-At Large)14 filings
- LEONARD WOLFSONAssistant Secretary, HUD; Acting FHA Commissioner; General Deputy Assistant Secretary, HUD; Deputy Assistant Secretary, HUD; Director of Legislative Affairs, HUD; Legislative Director, Rep. Christopher Shays13 filings
- THOMAS WILLIAM BRIERTONSenior Professional Staff, House Resources Committee13 filings
- PETE KIRKHAMRep. Tom Cole (CoS), Reps Bateman, Gerlach, Graves (MO), and Watkins (LD)12 filings
- MITCH BUTLERstaff rep McInnis, CEQ AD; DOI FWP PDAS12 filings